Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-20
WHEAT CROP.
Reports OF the Growing Crop from
Thirty -Four Wheat Growing Coun~
ties In North and West Texas.
EIghtee N Counties Report Increased Acre
age, Seven Counties Report q Decrease,
and Four Report the Same Acreage.
Broom CourtU.

in the ground. The acreage of wheat
planted is about the same as last year,
(36, g96 acres) and the season has been
ulusually favorable for a large Yield.
One good rain about April l would
guarantee crop; however, two or three
rains between the middle of February
and LIST of May is what we want. It will
not make G. full crop unless we get ct
least another rain. We could scarcely
ask for wheat to be in q more favorable
condition than at present, and barring
some unlocked for misfortune, Brown
county next year will rave as large g
yield of wheat per acre as she has ever
known.
CasS County.
LINDEN, TEX, Dec. 13 Your cores
pondent learns from reliable source that
there is only about 100 acres of wheat
planted in this county this year. The
prospects are very good for profitable
yield, as the rains have been plentiful.
Callahan County.
BAIRD, TEX, Dec. II The wheat
sowed this year is about 80 per cent. OF
last years acreage. The season so far has
been very favorable. The crop will need
more rain in the spring, more rain ct any
time would do good. The crop is now
very fine, two or three more good rains
will almost insure an abundant harvest.
Coleman County.
COLEMAN, TEX, Dec. 16.-The acreage
in wheat is about the same as last year,
and prospects much better. Rains have
fallen in great abundance and fine stand
all over the county.
Cooke Courty.
GAINESVILLE, TEX , Dec. 19.-The
wheat crop for the next year promises to
be larger than ever before in this county.
More has been planted and the yield per
acre promises to be greater. The ground
is in excellent condition. and the crop
looks we'll ell through this section. The
farmers are in fine spirits and think the
prospects better than for many years
past. The allisnce of this county, with
the assistance of number of citizens of
GAINESVILLE, have organized q company
with capital stock of $50, 900, and Will
build mill and elevator in time for the
next wheat crop.
DallnS County.
DALLAS, TEX, Dec 1.-THE prospects
for the coming wheat crop are ecu slly as
good, If not better, than same time last
year. Owing to the lateness of the har-
vestiDg last year and attending circum
stances, the sowing this year was later
than usual, but the weather has been eX-
ceptionally fine for wheat growing and
the growth excellent, having formed the
flrsta joint and beginning to stool.
Ii is also in healthy
condition. The increase Of acreage is
about fifteen per cent. With warm rains
the last of March or first CT April would
produce an abundant crop. The rain fall
ing to the present has been sufficient, and
not too much. With favorable rains in
the spring the crop is estimated will av-
erage from thirty to thirty five bushels to
the acre.
Delta County.
COOPER, Tex, Dec. 15-The season
for wheat has been favorable; condition
of crop good; the acreage about same as
lsstyear (the present CROP The crop to
this date mas had plenty of rain. Ordi-
nary seasons from now on will insure g
good yield.
Denton County.
DENTON, TEX, Dec. 1.-the wheat
crop in this county was never NOR prom
:isflg at this season of the year than now.
The acreage is about 10 per cent. greater
than last year. The stand good, though
not quite as forward as at this season last
year. The rain has been ample, and with
& few good rains in the spring the crop
will doubtless be large.
Ellis County.
WAXAHACHIE, TEX, Dec. 1S-The
wheat crop is looking exceedingly well,
and promises an abundant harvest, the
prospect being estimated at twenty five
per cent. better than this time last year,
while the increase in acreage is thought
to be at least ten per cent. more than LAST
year.
Erdtb County.
The acreage in wheat IN this county
this year is greater than last by perhaps
10 TO Is per cent, and there would have
been q greater acreage sown than there
is but for the scarcity of seed wheat.
Wheat that was sown before the late No
vember rains is up and is fine stand and
healthy, vigorous plant. Some wheat is
still being sown. There is very ii ne
season in the ground and wheat will DO
well without any more rain till spring
and not suffer.
The prospect for q fine crop of wheat
next year WAS never better st this season
of the year. More rain will not hurt
wheat, but none will be needed on it till
next spring TO insure e fine yield and an
abundant crop.
rhe general outlook for good crops
next year wss never more encouraging
than now. Our whole people are very
much encouraged and hopeful ;over pres
ent prospects.
FdaRiR County.
BoNHAM, TEX Dec. Is There is q de.
crease of 80 per cent. in the acreage of
| the wheat crop in Fannin county as CON-
pared with last season. The season has
been generally unfsvorable. The con:
tinued drouth through the fall retarded
the growth of the crop. The late abun-
dant rains, although coming late, were q
great benefit to the cereal, and 9 tolera-
bly, fair crop is expected. At present no
more rain Is needed.
Gregg County.
LoNGvIEw, TEX Dec. IA From con-
versstion with various farmers THE GA
zETTE learns that "before the war;
wheatand other small grain was raised
easily with excellent returns, but after
that historical event the opinion prevailed
that it did not psy to raise wheat and its
culture wss abandoned and only
in the last four years have q
few engaged in raising it, and that
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